The effects of parabens on the mechanosensitive channels of E. coli

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-395

  Nguyen, Thom ^a   Clare, Brian ^a   Guo, Wei ^a   Martinac, Boris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mechanosensitive channel of large conductance; Mechanosensitive channel of small conductance; Mechanosensitive channels; p Hydroxybenzoic acid; Parabens

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZOLECTIN; ETHYL PARABEN; LIPOSOME; PROPYL PARABEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPUTER MODEL; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPHYSICS; CYTOPLASM; EDETIC ACID; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEPES; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OSMOSIS; PARABENS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPHEROPLASTS; TIME FACTORS;

RUBUS MOLUCCANUS;

EID: 22844452064     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0468-x     Document Type: Article

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